View down 4th Avenue during the annual Fur Rondy parade. Spectators line the sidewalks; a group of parade participants dressed in furs stand on snow in the middle of the roadway. Signs on businesses in the background read (left to right): "Smart...

View of truck pulling float in parade (possibly for July 4th) on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska. Spectators watch from street and from rooftops. Signs on stores read: "Lee's" and "Food Center." Cook Inlet is visible in far background....

View of truck pulling float in parade (probably in celebration of July 4th) on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, with spectators on street and United States flag in foreground. Signs on buildings read: "Lee's" and "Food Center." Cook...

View of women riding American Legion Auxiliary float in parade on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, while spectators look on from street and rooftops. Signs on buildings in background read: "Lee's" and "Food Center." Lettering on float...

View of parade (probably in celebration of July 4th) on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, with crowds lining street and watching from rooftops as float with several people on board goes by. Signs on buildings read: "Lee's Mens Wear" and...

Fourth of July Parade on Fourth Avenue between E and F Streets, Anchorage, Alaska, with buildings shown on the north side of the street. Businesses shown include The Gitchell, Lee's Men's Wear, Food Center, Ship Creek Market, Dr. L.W. Hines,...

Title taken from verso. Street scene of Fourth Avenue, north side between E and F streets. Anchorage, 1940's. Possibly 1947? Sign for a car stand on the left. On the right, numerous businesses can be seen, with cars parked along the curb. 4x5...

Title taken from verso. Anchorage's July Fourth Festival, 1949, on Fourth Avenue between E and F streets. Spectators line the street and stand on rooftops as a car goes by. Businesses shown include Smart Shop: ladies apparel, The Gitchell, Lee's...

View of soldiers marching in parade (probably in celebration of July 4th holiday) on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, with crowds lining street and watching from rooftops. Sign on building (Food Center) at left reads: "Meats wholesale &...

View of soldiers marching in parade (probably in celebration of July 4th holiday) on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, with crowds lining street and watching from rooftops. Soldier at right holds United States flag. Sign on buildings...

View of parade (probably in celebration of July 4th) on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, with crowds lining street and watching from rooftops as float goes by. United States flag and Alaska flag fly on float. Signs on building at left...

Title taken from caption. View of man bending over next to fire engine at Anchorage, Alaska Fire Department. Lettering on vehicle reads: "Anchorage Fire Dept." Sign on building at left reads: "Food Center." 1953-1959. Photograph type: 35 mm color...

View of parade (probably in celebration of July 4th) on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, with crowds lining street and watching from rooftops as float goes by. Signs on buildings in background read: "[Fo]od Center" and "Meats wholesale...

View of parade (probably in celebration of July 4th) on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, with crowds lining street and watching from rooftops as car draped with banners goes by. Signs on buildings in background read: "[Food C]enter" and...

View of truck hauling engine in parade (probably in celebration of July 4th) on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, with spectators on street. Engine on float is possibly old fire engine. Signs on buildings read: "[Food Cen]ter," "Meats...